Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 252.14 (2026)

Homestead — when liable

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When expenditures have been made for and on behalf of a poor person and the person’s family, as contemplated by section 252.13, the homestead of such poor person is liable for\n\nTue Dec 09 22:19:58 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 252 (34, 1) §252.14, SUPPORT OF THE POOR 2\n\nsuch expenditures when such poor person dies without leaving a surviving spouse, or child, as defined in section 234.1. [C31, 35, §5309-c1; C39, §3828.086; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §252.14] Debts for which homestead liable, see §561.21\n\n 252.15 Recovery by relative. Repealed by 2015 Acts, ch 14, §3.

252.16 Settlement — how acquired. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §30.

252.17 Settlement continues. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §30.

252.18 Foreign paupers. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §30.

252.19 through 252.21 Reserved.

252.22 Contest between counties — chapter applicable to county public hospitals. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §30.

252.23 Legal settlement disputes. Repealed by 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §30.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1958–1958 · leading case: In Re Est. of Frentress, 89 N.W.2d 367 (Iowa 1958).

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In Re Est. of Frentress, 89 N.W.2d 367 (Iowa 1958). · cites it 6× “” In the enactment of the above statute, chapter 148, Acts Forty-third General Assembly, it specifies that the same be inserted in the Code immediately following section 5309, Code, 1927 (section 252.”

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